Carrier profile · USDOT 540837 · MC-269258 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HAMMER EXPRESS INC

30 power unitsavg 17.4 yrRegional · 6 statesSHOREWOOD, IL93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-269258 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Authority & Insurance

Active operating authority by type and the full insurance continuity timeline — insurer, policy, coverage, and any lapses — so you can confirm they can legally and adequately haul your load today.

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Xl Specialty’98–’01

Great West’03–’07

Argonaut-midwest’09–’14

National’14–’21

Berkley’21–’25

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY · since Apr 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2025	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Apr 2021	$1M	6
ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2014	$1M	5
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2007 → Apr 2009	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2003 → Nov 2007	$1M	2
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2001 → Sep 2003	$1M	3
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1998 → Sep 2001	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 1996 → Sep 1998	$1M	2
CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1994 → Nov 1996	$1M	1